Gujarati Samvat Calendar 2023
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
January 2023 Pausha – Magha
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Vaikuntha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:08 PM, Jan 1 – 8:20 PM, Jan 2
The gateway to Vaikuntha opens on the Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha (Dhanurmasa).
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Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 7:28 PM, Jan 14 – 7:52 PM
The kite festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 3:11 PM, Jan 24 – 12:33 PM, Jan 25
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
February 2023 Magha – Phalguna
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Maha Shivratri
Tithi 11:37 PM, Feb 17 – 8:05 PM, Feb 18
The great night of Lord Shiva.
March 2023 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 2:10 PM, Mar 5 – 4:18 PM, Mar 6
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhuleti (Holi)
Tithi 6:12 PM, Mar 7 – 7:45 PM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Chaitra Navratri Begins
Tithi 10:51 PM, Mar 21 – 8:15 PM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Gangaur
Tithi 6:15 PM, Mar 23 – 4:55 PM, Mar 24
The climax of an eighteen-day Rajasthani festival to Gauri (Parvati) on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya; married women pray for their husbands and unmarried girls for a good groom, with grand processions of Gauri and Isar (Shiva) idols in Jaipur and Udaipur.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 9:06 PM, Mar 29 – 11:28 PM, Mar 30
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
April 2023 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 9:29 AM, Apr 5 – 10:04 AM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akhatrij)
Tithi 8:13 AM, Apr 21 – 7:49 AM, Apr 22
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — among the most auspicious days for new ventures.
May 2023 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Narsimha Jayanti
Tithi 11:51 PM, May 3 – 11:55 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM, May 30
The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
June 2023 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 12:59 PM, Jun 2 – 11:18 AM, Jun 3
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
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Ashadhi Beej (Kutchi New Year)
Tithi 11:20 AM, Jun 19 – 1:06 PM
The Kutchi new year on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, welcoming the monsoon.
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Ratha Yatra
Tithi 11:20 AM, Jun 19 – 1:06 PM, Jun 20
Lord Jagannath's chariot festival, observed grandly in Ahmedabad.
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Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat
Tithi 3:19 AM, Jun 29 – 3:03 AM, Jun 30
A five-day fast (also called Morakat Vrat) kept by unmarried Gujarati girls from Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi to Purnima, worshipping Goddess Gauri and tending sprouted wheat (javaara) to be blessed with a good husband.
July 2023 Ashadha – Shravana – Shravana (Adhik)
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Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat
Tithi 1:18 AM, Jul 1 – 11:21 PM, Jul 1
A five-day vrat to Goddess Jaya (Parvati) from Ashadha Shukla Trayodashi, observed in Gujarat by unmarried girls and married women with a saltless fast for marital bliss and a long-lived husband, ending in a night-long jagran.
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 8:24 PM, Jul 2 – 5:12 PM, Jul 3
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
August 2023 Shravana (Adhik) – Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 12:10 AM, Aug 27 – 9:43 PM, Aug 27
The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held.
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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 10:57 AM, Aug 30 – 7:05 AM, Aug 31
On Shravana Purnima, coastal communities offer coconuts (naral / nariyal) to the sea god Varuna, marking the end of the monsoon and the return to fishing.
September 2023 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat
Tithi 8:46 PM, Sep 2 – 6:18 PM, Sep 3
On Shravan Krishna Chaturthi, Gujarati women worship the cow and her calf and keep a fast, abstaining from wheat, milk and milk products in reverence for the cattle that nourish the household.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 6:18 PM, Sep 3 – 4:37 PM, Sep 4
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 4:34 PM, Sep 4 – 3:42 PM, Sep 5
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Sep 17 – 12:40 PM, Sep 18
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 12:46 PM, Sep 18 – 1:45 PM, Sep 19
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 1:50 PM, Sep 19 – 2:18 PM, Sep 20
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 3:22 PM, Sep 29 – 12:20 PM, Sep 30
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
October 2023 Ashwina – Kartika
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 11:26 PM, Oct 14 – 12:39 AM, Oct 16
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 9:55 PM, Oct 21 – 8:03 PM, Oct 22
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 4:17 AM, Oct 28 – 1:46 AM, Oct 29
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.
November 2023 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:59 AM, Nov 5 – 3:12 AM, Nov 6
On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 8:31 AM, Nov 8 – 10:42 AM, Nov 9
The first day of Diwali, when cows and their calves are worshipped in gratitude for their nourishment — kept as Vasubaras in Maharashtra and Vagh Baras in Gujarat, where traders close the old account books.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 10:50 AM, Nov 9 – 12:36 PM, Nov 10
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal.
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 12:44 PM, Nov 10 – 1:59 PM, Nov 11
The night before Diwali's Amavasya, Goddess Kali is worshipped to destroy negativity; sleep and laziness (alasya) are symbolically driven from the home.
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Diwali
Tithi 2:06 PM, Nov 11 – 2:47 PM, Nov 12
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 2:52 PM, Nov 12 – 2:59 PM, Nov 13
The Diwali Padwa honouring King Bali's return; wives perform aukshan (aarti) for their husbands and new account books and ventures are begun. In Gujarat this is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year.
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Bhai Beej
Tithi 2:43 PM, Nov 14 – 1:49 PM, Nov 15
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Labh Pancham
Tithi 11:08 AM, Nov 17 – 9:18 AM, Nov 18
The fifth day after Diwali (Kartik Shukla Panchami) — the auspicious day Gujarati traders reopen their shops and account books, praying to Lakshmi and Ganesha for profit (labh) in the new year.
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Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)
Tithi 3:48 PM, Nov 26 – 2:44 PM, Nov 27
The Diwali of the gods on Kartika Purnima.
December 2023 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Dattatreya Jayanti
Tithi 5:47 AM, Dec 26 – 5:51 AM, Dec 27
The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).
About the Gujarati Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Each entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.